MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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